Raw Charge

With Jeff Blashill tasked with taking over the rebuild in Chicago, the Tampa Bay Lightning had an open spot on their coaching staff. On Friday, the same day former coach Derek Lalonde joined the Toronto Maple Leafs staff, the Bolts announced that Dan Hinote would be joining Jon Cooper’s staff in Tampa. The 48-year-old is back in the NHL after a year in the AHL with the Colorado … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning fill coaching void

For the second time in his career, Nikita Kucherov was deemed the best player in the league by his peers. The future hall-of-famer was presented the Ted Lindsey Award on Wednesday by his captain, Victor Hedman, while surrounded by a group of his teammates at the Lightning’s facilities in Tampa. The NHL is shaking things up as to how they announce some of their award … [Read more...] about Nikita Kucherov wins Ted Lindsey Award

If there has been an overarching theme to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s recent stretch of post-Stanley Cup playoff appearances (aside from first-round exits), it’s been the lack of input from rookies. In fact, over the last three seasons, only 13 rookies have appeared in the line-up with only 8 of those players appearing in more than 10 games. The Bolts have leaned heavily on … [Read more...] about A look back at the 2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning rookies

We spend way too much time scrolling through the vast wasteland that is the internet. As we lazily thumb our way past meme after meme after meme occasionally, we stumble across one that we can apply to the hockey world. After hearing the news about Stacy Roest leaving the organization our lethargic off-season thoughts turned to the nostalgic, saccharine phrase that often … [Read more...] about Stacy Roest no longer with the Tampa Bay Lightning organization

Both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Finals have hit the three-game mark and it seems like we’re steam-rolling to a rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers are absolutely dominating their series against the Carolina Hurricanes and have a chance to complete the sweep tonight. Out west, it’s been a more interesting battle with the Edmonton … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on the Conference Finals so far